This country collects too many tongues, until our only language is silence.
HINNAH MIANHow do you mourn the loss of someone who was never yours to begin with?
More Hinnah Mian Quotes
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I don’t know how to let you out without destroying us both.
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Seek refuge in the space between my bones.
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When you kissed me you breathed air into my lifeless soul.
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I remember when I was the only sin you liked to kiss.
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My silhouette is an ocean, your lips a sailor.
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Somewhere inside my throat lives your ache.
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I’ve got nothing left to give but I keep digging deeper.
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Here I am, a mosaic of becomings.
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I pocket grief and it beckons me like a lover.
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For once I want to be something that lasts.
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I always wanted to be more than my brown skin, when you told me I was sweet like cinnamon.
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If you wish to read the story of my people look no further than my body.
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I loved you in quiet because to hide is to pretend that it is okay.
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I loved each and every one of your faces.
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Allow me to introduce myself, A warning and a welcoming all at once.
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